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COOKIE FRUIT BASKETS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Stir in brown sugar and corn syrup; cook and stir until mixture comes to a boil. Remove from the heat. Stir in flour. Fold in pecans and vanilla. , Drop by tablespoonfuls 3 in. apart onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake at 325° for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. , Cool for 30-60 seconds; peel cookies off paper. Immediately drape over inverted 6-oz. custard cups; cool completely. Scoop ice cream into baskets; top with berries.

EDIBLE COOKIE BASKET

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, almonds and salt; set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar, egg and vanilla with an electric mixer til light and fluffy.
• Add flour mixture, beating until dough forms about 2 minutes.
• Roll dough out to 1/8-inch thickness.
• Use a 1-1/2" cookie cutter with scalloped edges and cut out shapes.
• Making the basket: Cover the outside of a loaf pan with foil and spray with cooking spray.
• Cover the pan with the dough cutouts (overlapping slightly) and pressing gently.
• Bake in a 350 degree preheated oven for 15 minutes or until the edges are firm.
• Cool completely before removing the cookie basket.
• You can mold the cookie dough around different shaped oven-proof bowls too.

FRUIT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 170C/ gas mark 4.
• Sprinkle a very light dusting of flour onto the baking tray
• Beat the margarine and sugar together until fluffy. Stir in the flour and chopped dried fruit to make a soft dough.
• Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured work surface and divided the mixture in to 10-12 even sized balls
• Place them apart on the baking tray and flatten well with the back of the tablespoon.
• Cook for 12-15mins until evenly browned.
• Let cool a little before removing from the tray and placing to cool on the wire wrack.